-The Hindu Business Line Rural ministry data shows 7,21,362 km roads completed under PMGSY, as on December 1, 2022 Out of 2,20,570 km of roads constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme in the last six years (including the current year), 1,54,120 km, or 70 per cent, has come up in 10 States, with Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh getting the lion’s share. A total of 7,98,739 km of road...
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Maternal mortality ratio reduces to 97 in 2018-20 from 130 in 2014-16, says Mandaviya
-PTI/ Hindustan Times According to the Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India 2018-20, assam, which has the highest MMR, is followed by Madhya Pradesh with MMR of 173 per lakh live births and Uttar Pradesh 167. Maternal Mortality Ratio has declined from 130 per lakh live births in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20, according to a special bulletin released by the office of the Registrar General of...
More »India improves maternal mortality ratio, but poorer states yet to make progress -Taran Deol
-Down to Earth This is a considerable improvement from the 130 deaths per lakh in 2014-2016 India has improved its maternal mortality ratio (MMR) — number of deaths per 100,000 live births — to 97 deaths per lakh in 2018-2020 from 103 deaths per lakh in 2017-2019. This is a considerable improvement from the 130 deaths per lakh in 2014-2016, the latest data released by the office of the Registrar General of...
More »India shows progress on maternal mortality -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Eight states are now past a target set by the United Nations for 2030 New Delhi: India’s maternal mortality ratio has for the first time dropped below 100 per 100,000 live births, in line with a steady decline over the past two decades. Eight states are now past a target set by the United Nations for 2030. The country’s maternal mortality ratio declined to 97 during the period 2018-2020 from 113 during 2016- 18...
More »Adivasis at bottom rung of India’s development pyramid, finds Tribal Development Report 2022 -Shuchita Jha
-Down to Earth India’s tribal communities have been pushed away from alluvial plains and fertile river basins, into the harshest ecological regions, the report notes India’s tribal communities form 8.6 per cent of the country’s population according to the 2011 Census. But they are at the bottom of the country’s development pyramid even after 75 years of independence, according to a new report released November 28, 2022. The Tribal Development Report 2022,...
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